The Wreck of the Wager

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The Wreck of the Wager
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The Wreck of the Wager

John Bulkeley and John Byron
Edition year 1983
Binding Leather
Illustrator Edward Bawden
Weight 1.25 Kg
Pages 276
Dimensions 22.2 × 14.1 cm

Edition details

The Wreck of the Wager, by John Bulkeley and John Byron, edited and introduced by Christopher Hibbert, eleven leaves of contemporary etchings, paintings and drawings. Quarter dark blue leather, pale blue paper boards with a repeat linocut pattern in black by Edward Bawden, map endleaves. Cream slipcase. 22.2 x 14.1 cm. 276 pp.

About the book

The Wreck of the Wager recounts the dramatic fate of HMS Wager, a British naval vessel wrecked off the coast of Patagonia during an eighteenth-century expedition. The survivors found themselves stranded in an extremely remote and hostile environment with limited food and little prospect of rescue. As conditions deteriorated, discipline collapsed and disagreements over leadership developed into open conflict and mutiny. The story combines maritime adventure with an extraordinary account of survival, revealing the dangers faced by sailors during the great age of naval exploration.

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